Zou (surname)
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Zou is the 67th most prevalent Chinese surname
Chinese surname
Chinese family names have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and among overseas Chinese communities. In ancient times two types of surnames, family names and clan names , existed.The colloquial expressions laobaixing...

. "Zou" is specifically used as a surname.

People with the surname Zou mainly live in Eastern Asia, in particular mainland China. The hometown of Zou is Fanyang
Fanyang
Yanjing for administrative purposes was an ancient city and capital of the State of Yan in northern China. It was located in modern Beijing.- History :...

, Hebei Province
Hebei
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Other pronunciations

Depending on dialect
Spoken Chinese
Chinese comprises many regional language varieties sometimes grouped together as the Chinese dialects, the primary ones being Mandarin, Wu, Cantonese, and Min. These are not mutually intelligible, and even many of the regional varieties are themselves composed of a number of...

, Zou can be transliterated as Trau, Tsou or Chow.

Prominent people

  • Zou Yinglong (deputy prime minister, Song Dynasty)
  • Zou Yuanbiao (judge, Ming Dynasty)
  • Zou Yiguai (judge, Qing Dynasty)
  • Olivia Chow
    Olivia Chow
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    , Canadian politician
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